Synonyms for kitschy

Most common

corny · kitsch · mawkish · schmaltzy · gaudy · chintzy

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Adjective

Antonyms

low-key, simple, tasty

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Example sentences

• corny Mary's the only one who laughs at Tom's corny jokes.
• kitsch I feel no emotion from his kitsch tapestries.
• gaudy Don't you think that necklace is a bit gaudy?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

corny², mushy², gooey², gaudy², sappy, hokey², soppy², soupy²

6 letters

kitsch¹, syrupy, slushy, drippy

7 letters

maudlin², mawkish², chintzy², treacly

8 letters

bathetic

9 letters

schmaltzy

11 letters

sentimental⁴

15 letters

oversentimental

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (corny² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

kitsch

Español

cursi

Deutsch

kitschig

Català

coent